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Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope

New Jersey rates for HCPCS 87177

This laboratory test examines a stool sample under a microscope, using a concentration technique to make it easier to spot parasites or their eggs, and identifies which organisms are present. It is a standard way to check for a parasitic infection of the digestive tract.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stool Exam For Parasites Under A Microscope cost?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.94$6.92 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$12.30 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $9 to $166Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $11
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $25professional $8

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$6.17
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$25.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.55
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$10.00
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.88

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 11.7 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Jersey· 23rd of 51

$10.47

WV $77.62DC $6.61

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.